Figure 1. Combination of the HRPF (RAP and YTS) and genome-wide association study (GWAS).

To automatically screen the rice-core germplasm resource throughout the growth period (a), the entire HRPF was designed with two main elements: a rice automatic plant phenotyping device (RAP, b) and a YTS (c). These novel phenotyping tools were able to extract not only the traditional agronomic traits but also several novel phenotypic traits (such as plant compactness and grain-projected area). After the rice phenotypic traits (d) were extracted with the RAP and YTS, new loci were dissected using GWAS (e). *New traits are those that cannot be defined and extracted using traditional measurement techniques.